Career Clinic: Should I qualify in finance or tax?

"I read the article dated 9 February entitled 'Should I qualify in banking or corporate?' and decided to throw a similar question to the floor - should I qualify into finance or tax? I've enjoyed both seats and while tax is intellectually challenging and has very sociable working hours, it affords limited career opportunities. Finance opens more doors but the hours are long and sometimes the work is mind-numbing.

By LegalWeek|March 22, 2007 at 11:37 AM

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“I read the article dated 9 February entitled ‘Should I qualify in banking or corporate?’ and decided to throw a similar question to the floor – should I qualify into finance or tax?

“I’ve enjoyed both seats and while tax is intellectually challenging and has very sociable working hours, it affords limited career opportunities. Finance opens more doors but the hours are long and sometimes the work is mind-numbing.”

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